Eidos has released new character bios for Arkham Asylum, including a bio for the Dark Knight himself, as well as several of the villains from the game. We've also go the new artwork, screenshots!

Eidos has released new character bios for Arkham Asylum, including a bio for the Dark Knight himself, as well as several of the villains from the game. We've got the bios below, as well as link to the new screenshots and artwork.

JMan posted this earlier, but if you haven't seen it, take a look at the new "Villains" trailer by clicking here!

When his parents were gunned down in front of him, young Bruce Wayne resolved to rid Gotham City of the criminal element that took their lives. He trained extensively to achieve mental and physical perfection, in addition to mastering martial arts, detective techniques, and criminal psychology. Dressing as a bat to prey on criminals’ fears, Batman fights crimes with the aid of specialized gadgets and vehicles, operating out of his secret Batcave below Wayne Manor.

An insanely homicidal super-villain, the Joker’s white skin, green hair, and blood-red lips belie the chaotic nature underlying his cartoonish appearance. The self-styled Clown Prince of Crime has no superpowers, beyond a capacity for incredible violence and a skill at creating deadly mayhem. He frequently concocts elaborate schemes to entrap his arch nemesis, Batman.

Attributes:
- Unrepentant homicidal maniac, albeit without a precise psychological diagnosis
- Surprisingly strong hand-to-hand combatant
- His past is unknown; conflicting, unconfirmed reports state that he was a failed comedian, a petty thief, and a broken family man
- Employs various deadly weapons, often based on party-gag items
- Frequently uses a toxin that stretches victim’s face into a Joker-like grin and causes death

Born with a rare mutation that made his skin green and scaly, and grew his body to grotesque proportions, Waylon Jones was raised by an alcoholic aunt and bullied relentlessly for his appearance. He briefly worked as a carnival freak under the name Killer Croc, but his misanthropy grew as did his bestial nature, pushing him to a life of crime. As his physical condition and mental state deteriorate, Killer Croc becomes a more bestial foe, increasingly detached from humanity.

Attributes:
- Killer Croc has incredibly thick, tough skin and razor-sharp teeth and claws
- An expert wrestler, his strength and stamina are at a near-superhuman level
- Heightened senses, and extremely fast reflexes
- Able to survive in water for extended periods of time
- An intense hatred of humanity

A true sociopath, Zsasz grew up in a life of ease but nonetheless became a serial killer. Indiscriminate in his prey, body count is the only thing that matters to Zsasz. He carves a mark for each of his victims into his own body, and is saving a special spot for the Batman.

Attributes:
- Sociopath with no regard for human life
- No pattern of killing, making him difficult to track
- Compulsive need to kill others

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What happened to the Riddler?!? In my Game Informer they never actually showed him, but they did show his holding cell covered in riddles for Bats to figure out, along with blood streaks insinuating that he was there and merking people left and right. I really hope he is in this game!

This is the only other game I will buy new for my Xbox360 this year. The other was Ghostbusters.

Unless Assassin's Creed 2 comes out this year as well.

As for Joker's name... No one is sure, not even Joker. The funny thing is anytime they ask him what his origins are, he gives a different story (like his scar stories in Dark Knight). His excuse... He's crazy, he doesn't know what is real and what's not.

Axl- I'm pretty sure he has a name but its unknown to batman and everyone else. In almost every batman story his origin is always different. but the origin story that is more believable is the one in the killing joke.

J. "Falcon" Ayers- Assassin's Creed 2 comes out on November 17th of this year

So far these are the only "officially" announced villains... I'm sure the Riddler will be in it (I saw his picture in the magazine as well), as well as others, but they haven't released any new bios/pictures of any other villains yet :(